"Moore is terrifying as a guilt-addled true believer, and Moretz caresses her role when she gets the chance. And the hot topics do indeed remain hot." - Tom Long, Detroit News
I was incredibly stoked when I heard Chloë Grace Moretz was going to be playing the role of Carrie White in this remake of the 1976 horror classic, Carrie. Moretz is slowly making her way towards claiming her (rightful) throne as Scream Queen, with a resume that includes The Amityville Horror (2005), Dark Shadows, and Let Me In.
Moretz's performance in Let Me In (based on the Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In) is what put the 16-year-old on Hollywood's radar. After seeing this year's version of Carrie, I know for a fact that she will only continue to conquer the world from here. Chloë does an unbelievable job of emulating the same terrifying quirks Sissy Spacek worked into her performance in the original, and Julianne Moore also does an exceptional job of portraying Carrie's bible thumping, psychotic mother. Unfortunately, however, those things are the only highlights of this film.
Carrie (2013) doesn't really stray away from the original other than incorporating modern technology. As matter of fact, there are certain scenes that contain the exact same lines from Brian De Palma's version. Carrie's revenge on her peers is a little more graphic, but other than that, it's almost identical. Cheers to Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore, but I'd rather stick to 1976.
-CS
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